Looking quickly at the roster of comedians Data brings up when entering the holodeck, I believe I saw Bill Cosby listed. Also it appears that his final selection, Mr. Comic, is actually listed on the holodeck screen as Ronald D. Moore. --Jason3fc 14:55, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

I removed the following notes, which have lacked citation for awhile. If a citation can be found, they can be returned:

The intent of this episode was for the secret love affair revealed at the end to be an allegory for Romeo and Juliet. It is unclear who Okona was supposed to be in that interpretation, although Friar Lawrence would be a likely candidate. In the play, Friar Lawrence was the one who orchestrated a plan between the titular lovers that would enable them to be together, much like Okona did for his couple.

Similarly, the "You're a droid and I'm a 'noid" exchange was improvised by Whoopi Goldberg and Brent Spiner, since neither they nor the director could understand the original joke that was written for the sequence.